Best Case Solutions
P.O. Box 32
Evanston, IL 60204
Toll-free: 1.800.492.8037
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E-mail: info@bestcase.com
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ECF Express™
Helps You File Post-Petition Documents
ECF Express simplifies uploading amendments, adding creditors,
and submitting supplemental documents by automating certain
portions of the process on the court’s website.
How to use ECF Express:
1.
If your case has been filed and there is a case number in the Filing Information tab of
the Voluntary Petition, the ECF Express button will appear in the ECF Manager. (If
you have just completed a OneTouch® filing, you will need to close then re-open the
ECF Manager from the Forms and Schedules Menu.)
2.
Click the ECF Express button. In the Attorney Login tab, enter your CM/ECF login name and password. (If you are using
PACER, click the Pacer tab and add your PACER login name and password.)
3.
Click the Login Now button. ECF Express will connect to the court’s website and log into your CM/ECF account and
PACER account, if applicable.
4.
The Bankruptcy Events page will open in the ECF Express window. The ECF Express window works just like a web
browser: At the top of the screen there is a toolbar with buttons for the following basic internet functions: Back, Forward,
Refresh, Stop, Print, Save to disk. There are also two buttons included to aid in court specific functions, the JT button to
assign a judge and trustee and a button with a green $ that takes you to the list of Internet payments due.
5.
ECF Express will log into the court’s website and open the Bankruptcy Events page. Select your desired event. (The
“Miscellaneous” and “Other” links are common options for post-petition filings. Your court’s website may list different
options than these.)
6.
Select the type of file you are submitting to the court and click Next.
7.
Here you are required to select your party. ECF Express automatically selects the Debtor and Joint Debtor (if applicable).
Click Next or Submit to continue.
8.
A window appears asking you to browse for your file. Click the Browse button.
9.
You’ll notice that ECF Express automatically opens to your client’s file in the ECF folder, where your clients’ electronic
documents are stored. Select your document and click Open.
10. The filename and path have been added to the entry field. Click Next or Submit to continue.
11. Verify and confirm the docket text, and that’s it! A receipt will appear that you can print for your records or save an
button at the top toolbar. When finished, you can click the “Bankruptcy” Link
electronic version of the page using the
in the top toolbar to continue filing other post-petition documents in the same session.
12. Upon completion of the filing, an ECF Express
Log, which contains every screen you accessed
during your CM/ECF filing, will be saved in
the ECF Manager. You can view the log by
highlighting the file and clicking the View File
button.
*More ECF Instructions are available at http://www.bestcase.com/ecfresource.htm